Deck 4: Other Perspectives

Question 1

In the view of Mary Wollstonecraft, women ________.

A) naturally take the role to bear and raise children
B) are naturally more emotional than men
C) are just as rational as men
D) should have a different set of rights than men

Answer 1

C

Question 2

This perspective views the oppression of women as the oldest, most pervasive, and most deeply entrenched form of oppression.

A) radical feminism
B) right feminism
C) new feminism
D) communism

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Socialist feminists advocate overcoming the ________.

A) lack of female business leaders
B) sexual division of labour
C) need for group rights
D) political party system

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which country is the largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world?

A) China
B) Russia
C) India
D) United States

Question 5

Which ideological perspective depicts all societies as characterized by patriarchy?

A) liberalism
B) conservatism
C) feminism
D) Marxism

Question 6

Fifteen year old Malala Yousafzaj was shot in head because ________.

A) she was driving a car
B) because she was getting an education
C) discrimination against lesbian women
D) she was fighting for the liberation of Pakistan

Question 7

A perspective that views social, economic and political relationships of hierarchy and domination as the cause of both human and environmental problems is called ________.

A) Social ecology
B) Ecofeminism
C) Deep ecology
D) Reform Environmentalism

Question 8

The view that private owners of farms, forests, or fishing areas are more likely to manage their resources sustainably than government is termed ________.

A) deep ecology
B) social ecology
C) free-market environmentalism
D) sustainable development

Question 9

___________ views social, economic, and political relationships of hierarchy and domination as the cause of both human and environmental problems.

A) Social Ecology
B) Deep Ecology
C) Free market environmentalism
D) None of the above

Question 10

_____________ views the anthropocentric beliefs that have been at the centre of Western thinking as the fundamental cause of environmental degradation.

A) Social Ecology
B) Deep Ecology
C) Feminism
D) Free market environmentalism

Question 11

Male dominance as the basic cause of the degradation of earth, can be termed as, _________ .

A) Ecoliberalism
B) Liberationism
C) Ecofeminism
D) Ecopostivism

Question 12

Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring raised awareness of ________.

A) the silencing of the voice of women in politics
B) the devastation of nuclear war
C) the right to life movement
D) the use of synthetic pesticides

Question 13

Which of the following is not a version of environmentalism?

A) Deep ecology
B) Ecofeminism
C) Liberationism
D) Social ecology

Question 14

While liberal feminism focuses on equality of rights, a central concern of socialist feminism is the __________

A) exploitation of women as unpaid labour
B) high prevalence of divorce in capitalist societies
C) need for women to have the vote
D) inequality of abilities

Question 15

The ideas expressed by the World Commission on Environment and Development could be considered a version of ______________

A) radical environmentalism
B) deep ecology
C) ecofeminism
D) reform environmentalism

Question 16

"Anthropocentrism" refers to a belief in ________.

A) human well-being
B) the inherent value of the environment
C) the need for economic growth
D) living in harmony with nature

Question 17

As discussed in the text, the concept of 'sustainable development' has two main components. Which among the following is included among them?

A) development involves a trade-off between nature and humanity
B) international agreement on environmental goals requires money
C) economics is not sustainable in its present form
D) development is needed to meet the needs of the poor

Question 18

In the text, three main varieties of feminism are discussed. Which among the following is included among these types?

A) radical
B) democratic
C) religious
D) libertarian

Question 19

Secular humanism is the view that ethical principles can be developed through ____________.

A) religious doctrine
B) historical tradition
C) political debate
D) human reason

Question 20

Liberal feminists advocate ________.

A) equal opportunities for women
B) a more co-operative system
C) changes to the education system
D) a smaller role for government

Question 21

What are three major versions of contemporary feminist ideology?

Question 22

Which of the following is not typically a concern of religious fundamentalism?

A) Patriarchal family structure
B) Alcohol abstinence
C) Scientific inquiry
D) Modesty in dress

Question 23

What is the key difference between anthropocentrism and ecocentrism?

Question 24

Briefly define Islamism.

Question 25

In the perspective of free market environmentalism, guarantees of the rights of private property and a free-market economy are crucial to environmental protection.

Question 26

Most feminists believe that male-female differences are a result of inherent biological differences.

Question 27

Socialist feminism sees the capitalist system as a major obstacle to equality for women.

Question 28

In the United States, fundamentalists associated with the Christian Right have been very active in the Democratic Party.

Question 29

Which key figure in the development of the ideology of radical Islamism was executed for alleged involvement in the assassination of President Nasser in 1966.

A) Sayyid Qutb
B) Osama bin Laden
C) Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi
D) Bashar al-Assad

Question 30

Liberal feminism has not been successful at all.

Question 31

Three Islamic countries officially recognized the Islamic State after Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi's declaration that Muslims must pledge allegiance to him.

Question 32

For socialist feminists, what two main systems are viewed as the source of domination of women?

Question 33

American biologist Rachel Carson wrote the book Silent Spring.

Question 34

A particularly strong version of Sunni Islamism, __________, seeks to go back to the seventh-century origins of Islam and purify Islam from later practices.

A) Sufism
B) Shiism
C) Salafism
D) Shukran

Question 35

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, women played an important role in anti-slavery campaigns, the temperance movement, and the struggle for the right to vote.

Question 36

John Stuart Mill in The Subjection of Women argued that women should be subordinate to men because they lack the capacity for rational thinking.

Question 37

Who is the self-appointed leader of the Islamic State?

A) Sayid Qutb
B) Osama bin Laden
C) Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi
D) Saddam Hussein

Question 38

How do reform environmentalists view the relationship between the economy and the environment?

Question 39

Reform environmentalism views economic growth and environmental protection as fundamentally incompatible.

Question 40

What is the name for Islamic law based on the Qur'an?

A) Sunni
B) Sharia
C) Sufi
D) Shiite

Question 41

Discuss the relationship between economic development and sustainability. What problems stem from this relationship? What are some of positive aspects?

Question 42

What are some explanations for the development of radical Islamism?

Question 43

The goal of radical feminism is 'liberation'. Describe the meaning of liberation in this sense.